- Len Hill
Infobox Recent cricketer
nationality = Welsh
country = Wales
country abbrev = WAL
name = Len Hill
picture = Cricket_no_pic.png
bowling style = Right-arm-medium
FCs = 76
FC runs = 2690
FC bat avg = 6.34
FC 100s/50s = 0/14
FC top score = 96*
FC balls = 52
FC wickets = 0
FC bowl avg = -
FC 5s = 0
FC 10s = 0
FC best bowling = -
FC catches/stumpings = 40/1
List As = 28
List A runs = 285
List A bat avg = 14.25
List A 100s/50s = 0/0
List A top score = 42
List A balls = 0
List A wickets = 0
List A bowl avg = -
List A 5s = -
List A 10s = -
List A best bowling = -
List A catches/stumpings = 12/-
debut date =
debut year = 1964
last date =
last year = 1976
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/24/24518/24518.html CricketArchiveFootball player infobox
playername= Len Hill
fullname = Leonard Winston Hill
dateofbirth = birth date|1941|4|14|mf=y
dateofdeath = death date and age|2007|4|10|1941|4|14
cityofbirth =Carleon
countryofbirth =Wales
height = height|ft=5|in=7
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber = "4"
position = Wing half
youthyears = 1958-62
youthclubs =Lovells Athletic F.C.
years = 1962-1970
1970-1971
1971-74
clubs = Newport County
Swansea
Newport County
caps(goals) = 0269 0(52)
012 0(1)
097 0(13)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 14 May 1974
ntupdate =Lenard Winston Hill (
April 14 1941 –April 12 2007 ), was a Welsh sportsman, who played first-classcricket for Glamorgan, league football for Swansea Town and Newport County and was also a talentedtennis player. He was born inCaerleon .Football career
Hill played for Lovell's Athletic [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/sites/newport/pages/lovells_jamesgriffin.shtml Playing for Lovell's] ] before joining Newport County in 1962, remaining with Newport until 1973, later playing briefly for Swansea City.
Cricket career
Hill joined
Glamorgan County Cricket Club in 1964, but his football career took precedence, preventing him from playing a full county cricket season until the mid 1970's [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/cricket/counties/glamorgan/6547863.stm BBC Obituary] ] . His first class debut came onJuly 18 ,1964 against Lancashire. He scored just one run on his debut, falling lbw toBrian Statham .He later became a regular right-hand batsman in the Glamorgan first XI, and was awarded a county cap in 1974. He made 76 first-class appearances for Glamorgan and scored 2,690 runs (including 14 fifties), with a top score of 96 not out against Gloucestershire in 1974. In the same year, he scored 90 not out against Hampshire in one of the year's most notable Glamorgan victories. He played his last game for Glamorgan in 1976.
A brief spell as professional at "Ammanford Cricket Club" [ [http://www.terrynorm.ic24.net/ammanford%20cricket%20club.htm Club Web site] ] completed his career.
Recognition of qualities
In 1975 he was featured in an article by Basil Easterbrook entitled "The Willing Workhorses of First Class Cricket" ["Wisden's Cricketers' Almanac" Preston, N (Ed): London, Sporting Handbooks, 1975 ISBN 0850200482]
A popular player, in retirement he kept in touch with his ex-colleagues through the Glamorgan Ex-Player's Association [ [http://www.glamorgancricket.com/news_view.php?news_id=853 Article by Alistair Hignell] ] .
Death
Hill died in April 2007, aged 65. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/glamorgan/6547863.stm Welsh dual sport star Hill dies] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Archive/Players/4/4449/4449.html Len Hill's profile at the Cricket Archive]
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